[in.tes.tine] adj [ME, fr. MF or L; MF intestin, fr. L intestinus, fr. intus within--more at ent-] (15c): internal; specif: of or relating to the internal affairs of a state or country "~ war"
[2]intestine n [ME, fr. MF intestin, fr. L intestinum, fr. neut. of intestinus] (15c): the tubular part of the alimentary canal that extends from the stomach to the anus